Math 446
Principles of Analysis I

Harold P. Boas

Fall 2008

The course

This course covers the real numbers (their construction and properties); point-set topology in the setting of metric spaces; the concepts of convergence, continuity, connectedness, completeness, compactness, and category; and an introduction to spaces of functions.

Textbook
The required textbook is Real Analysis by N. L. Carothers, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN–13: 978–0521497565. The course covers approximately Chapters 1–11 of the textbook.
Prerequisite
The prerequisite for this course is Math 409 (Advanced Calculus I). That course covers many of the same topics as Math 446, but in the particular setting of the real line rather than in the more abstract setting of metric spaces.
Venue
The course meets 9:35–10:50 on Tuesday and Thursday in CE 222.
Web site
www.math.tamu.edu/~boas/courses/446-2008c/
The two sections
Section 500 is the regular section, and Section 200 is the honors section. The two sections meet together at the same time in the same room. There will be some special problems for the honors section on the homework assignments and on the examinations.

Exams and Grades

The instructor

The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. Office hours are in 202 Milner Hall, 11:10–12:00, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; also by appointment. Contact information: email boas@tamu.edu, office telephone 979–845–7269.

Other information

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Academic Integrity
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